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[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56350] docs: pkg doc string should mention th


From: Mike Miller
Subject: [Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56350] docs: pkg doc string should mention that root installs globally by default
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 16:00:18 -0400 (EDT)
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URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56350>

                 Summary: docs: pkg doc string should mention that root
installs globally by default
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mtmiller
            Submitted on: Sun 19 May 2019 01:00:16 PM PDT
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 2 - Minor
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 5.1.0
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

The pkg doc string mentions the install options "-local" and "-global", but
does not mention that if Octave is run as root / superuser, then the "-global"
option becomes the default.

_Motivated by feedback on
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-octave/2019-05/msg00120.html_




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